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♂ Morley C. Kells
aliasMorley C. Kells
Record
31208 · 11324

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 3 6
Birth 26 January 1936
Age 88 years + 3 months
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 43 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 45 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 20 years + 6 months ago (1 October 2003)
Special notes
None
 
Morley C. Kells (1936– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 12 5 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Laurel C. Broten  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ D. James Henderson  m 
 		 ⊕ Ruth A. Grier  f 
⊖ Patrick D. Lawlor  m 
 
Eligible: 34,212 Votes: 25,801 Participation: 75.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14121(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 2/3 10,132 39.50% -735 Winner:
NDP
 10,867 42.36% Patrick D. Lawlor
Eligible: 58,213 Votes: 34,886 Participation: 59.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12209(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/3 20,844 60.43% +10,780 Loser:
LIB
 10,064 29.18% W. Mills

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 59,348 Votes: 39,675 Participation: 66.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12334(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:46 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
PC
 2/3 16,106 40.96% -1,951 Winner:
LIB
 18,057 45.92% D. James Henderson
Eligible: 50,083 Votes: 33,328 Participation: 66.55% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5320(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
59
PC
 1/6 14,879 45.23% +5,805 Loser:
LIB
 9,074 27.58% Bruce Davis

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 73,551 Votes: 44,380 Participation: 60.34% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5109(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/6 20,602 46.98% +4,879 Loser:
LIB
 15,723 35.85% Laurel C. Broten

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,279 Votes: 44,806 Participation: 59.52% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5004(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
67
PC
 2/6 14,524 32.59% -5,156 Winner:
LIB
 19,680 44.16% Laurel C. Broten

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Morley Kells		 26 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Morley Kells		 26 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Morley Kells		 26 Jan 2024

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